Evaluating risk for targeted violence in schools: Comparing risk assessment, threat assessment, and other approaches

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 157-172

  Reddy, Marisa ^a   Borum, Randy ^b   Berglund, John ^a   Vossekuil, Bryan ^a   Fein, Robert ^a   Modzeleski, William ^c  

^a United States Secret Service   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c United States Department of Education   (United States)

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EID: 0035263663     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.1007     Document Type: Article

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